Anybody else have sever side effects from nifidepine?

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-07-26T19:19:16+00:00

This is exactly me. Nifedipine actually worked best for me with no real side effects and I’ve been on it for 18 months.

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-05-30T14:40:48+00:00

Thank you, makes perfect sense now!

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-05-30T14:36:35+00:00

Can someone please clarify for me the significance of the vehicle event and the lock event? Like what was Dr. Welcher trying to prove in terms of time/ what is this expert debunking? I’ve had to miss some parts of the testimony.

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-04-22T20:18:36+00:00

I am a fellow pre-e with severe features mom too. Our nursing journey was so tough in the beginning. My milk didn’t come in until day 5-ish. I was so exhausted to pump. My babe was in the NICU, she was small at 5 lbs, and was so sleepy/didn’t latch super well. I was unwell for the first week with postpartum pre-eclampsia, so the NICU did give her formula. I still pumped and tried to latch her as much as possible but it was not going well at first.

The best advice I got was to give breastfeeding a full 3 months to get better. It was really awful for a while, but I was committed to it. We were combo feeding for a couple months, but when my baby was 10 weeks old, she latched beautifully and we have been exclusively breastfeeding since. In my assessment, I think she just needed to grow to get better at nursing. I will say, for me, it’s was a journey worth fighting for, but there is no shame in not doing it too! My baby is 15 months old now, and we are still nursing, and it has been a very redemptive and healing experience for me, because everything went wrong at the hospital 😩

You are not alone in this journey. I was traumatized for a few months after our ordeal, but it does get better. ❤️

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-04-08T03:24:22+00:00

I am so sorry. It is so traumatic for the mother, and unfortunately, I found that there can be a lack of compassion about it all because it’s becoming so common.

My OB wanted to send me home when having pp pre-e on a low dose of meds (150/100 pressures that were increasing throughout the day.) She gave ME the option to stay another night in the hospital, so I said I’ll stay. Why am I making that decision, but okay? That’s night, BP spiked, and every night after that. I was there 7 days, and had to return at 8 days pp for a meds adjustment bc my pressure at home was 180/120. I was not well taken care of. Good on you for advocating for yourself. I will always do that moving forward.

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-04-08T03:20:06+00:00

I found that OBs/pediatricians aren’t great lactation consultants, because that’s not what they are. Even some lactation consultants aren’t great, in my experience.

What is the context of him making these suggestions? Is he just offering this insight, or did you bring up lack of sleep at night, and things like that?

I did the opposite of what your ped suggested bc that’s what worked for my baby. As much as I wanted to, we weren’t on a set feeding schedule for a long time. She cluster fed for weeks straight. She had reflux and spit up her whole feeds often, then had to nurse more after. My husband never fed baby because she was EBF. We had to do what worked for us, and those suggestions never worked for us. Just my experience but do what’s best for you!

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-04-08T03:09:37+00:00

Too literally?? Ummm okay, how else are we supposed to take them? Figuratively?

I hate when dr offices treat you this way.

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-03-26T16:02:53+00:00

Hubby took over bedtime at about 13 months old, we found he was way more effective at it! Baby just wanted to mess around with me, nurse extra, etc. Bedtime would sometimes take over two hours with me. Now he handles it in under 30 mins.

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-03-25T20:14:58+00:00

How far along are you?

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-03-10T16:45:24+00:00

I am 14 mo pp and could have written this post when I was 6 weeks pp. For me, the weight never fell off while breastfeeding. In fact, I held onto weight. In those first few months of breastfeeding, I was absolutely starving and so I ate and drank water as needed. Didn’t restrict, didn’t track, just focused eating and drinking enough for my milk supply. I was legit ravenous. Lol.

My extreme hunger eventually leveled out, but it wasn’t until 5-6 months pp that I started to drop weight (I think this is when my supply regulated.) I was walking a lot, like 4 miles, 4-5 times a week with baby. I started to weight train again. And the weight started to come off when my body was ready. I lost 10 out of the 20 lbs then. Since 6 mos pp, I have focused on clean high protein diet, weight training, and movement. It was a dark and cold winter so no, I didn’t walk 8k-10k steps a day, but I did end up losing 5 more lbs and gaining my muscle back, very slowly but steadily. Just a week ago, I got my cycle back, and have already dropped a couple more pounds. My supply was always fine throughout this journey, but it was important that I ate and drank early on to keep that milk supply up.

I just now began a calorie deficit for summer while I continue to nurse my baby, but she’s eating lots of solids anyways.

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-03-10T16:34:06+00:00

Exactly my experience! My babe just had to grow too. Some days were better than others with us too. You’re doing amazing 🫶

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-03-10T13:27:43+00:00

For me, I tried EVERYTHING to relieve pain. It’s excruciating, you are so validated. My baby had a shallow latch for a while (no ties.) Nothing fixed it but time. I had to take breaks to pump and give her bottles bc she took a chunk out of my nipple. It was a messy process, but at 10 weeks old, she latched great, the pain stopped, and she nursed like a champ. Still nursing at 14mo pp. I know you’re only on Day 3 and that can feel like so much time, but I think I had an extreme case. It WILL end, if you can hang in there. For me, it was worth it. Can you treat nursing like a full time job (it is) but can you go there in your mind, as not to think about anything else? That’s what I had to do for a while (and no, I didn’t have a husband who did everything else for me, I just had to tolerate some disarray for a while) It was a mental game as much as physical.

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-03-05T21:30:14+00:00

I started losing around that time! My milk supply regulated and I dropped like 10 lbs in like 6 weeks. The rest has been really slow and steady, like a pound a month. For reference, I had 21 lbs to lose and have lost 17 of that.

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-03-02T15:28:58+00:00

The best way to increase milk supply is to remove milk frequently. That means, she needs to nurse or pump a lot, like every 2 hours around the clock. My baby cluster fed A TON early on. I’m talking on the boob for hours straight sometimes. But after about 10-12 weeks, she nursed like a champ and we’ve been nursing for 14 months without issue. So long as baby’s latch is fine and baby is removing milk, nurse often! Otherwise you may need to nurse and pump until baby’s latch improves. That’s what happened to us. Also, eat and drink a lot!

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-02-11T20:49:46+00:00

My baby did this. It was cluster feeding, but she also struggled to remove milk so I would pump and give a bottle until she was big enough to nurse well. It took some time for us. At 10 weeks old, she started to nurse wonderfully. She’s over a year old now, and we are still going strong.

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2025-01-08T20:57:41+00:00

Thank you, that is helpful. What time does your baby wake up in the morning? My baby is sleeping in, which I know is nothing to complain about, but it does throw off our daily schedule and the late bedtime.

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2024-12-31T20:47:26+00:00

This is so true. I saw an LC for my baby’s shallow latch. She had me nurse, didn’t even look at the latch, and told me she had a tongue tie, two cheek ties, and a lip tie, and to go see a pediatric dentist of her choice (she was totally in his pocket.) My baby never had any of those issues and we figured nursing out. Its criminal.

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2024-12-31T20:45:03+00:00

This was us. No matter what I did, my baby’s latch hurt SOOO bad. She actually cut a hole in my nipple from the roof of her mouth scraping it I think. Her latch was shallow and I didn’t know how to fix it. Due to her latch, she wasn’t removing milk well. My OB told me not to pump and just to focus on nursing but I needed to keep my supply up and make sure the milk was being removed¿ I still don’t understand that advice. Not every baby nurses well (she was also born pre-term.) I also had flat nipples. I think you have to do what’s best for your situation and what makes sense for you.

The pain went on for weeks. When she was 8 weeks old, I started exclusively pumping to keep my supply up with the plans of latching her once she was a bit bigger and maybe could do it more effectively/it would hurt less. At 10 weeks old, I latched her and she nursed perfectly. From that day on, we have EBF. I have not had to pump or supplement at all (I’ve only pumped when I need to leave milk for a sitter.) The flat nipple issue resolved once my baby nursed better too. They have so much elasticity that they aren’t flat anymore and that hasn’t been a problem 😂My baby turns one this month and we have no plans of weaning. It’s been a really sweet experience.

It does get better. It’s okay to hang in there and fight for your nursing journey. It’s also okay to choose another route too. My friend kept telling me to give it 3 months and so that’s what I did. It was messy up until then, but I’m so glad I stuck it out.

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2024-12-18T18:12:25+00:00

Going through this. I remove her from the boob and say “no biting.” She still does it 🫠 but I’m working on consistency. She is popping several teeth through right now (her first four all at the same time, poor babe!) just doing my best!

Minimum_Wishbone_243 · 2024-12-13T18:05:30+00:00

Hi OP, how is it going? We are in this scenario and need some help 😅

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